| ADRENOCEPTOR | • adrenoceptor n. Adrenergic receptor. • ADRENOCEPTOR n. an adrenal gland receptor. |
| AUTOCEPHALIC | • autocephalic adj. Autocephalous. • AUTOCEPHALIC adj. of a bishop, independent of any higher governing body, also AUTOCEPHALOUS. |
| CHEMOCEPTORS | • chemoceptors n. Plural of chemoceptor. • CHEMOCEPTOR n. a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation. |
| EXTEROCEPTOR | • exteroceptor n. (Anatomy) A sense organ or nerve receptor that responds to external stimuli. • EXTEROCEPTOR n. a sense organ excited by exteroceptive stimuli. |
| HYDROCEPHALI | • hydrocephali n. Plural of hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALUS n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALY. |
| HYDROCEPHALY | • hydrocephaly n. Hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALY n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALUS. |
| INTEROCEPTOR | • interoceptor n. A sensory receptor that detects stimulus within the body. • INTEROCEPTOR n. a sensory receptor responding to stimuli arising within the body, esp. the viscera. |
| LEPTOCEPHALI | • leptocephali n. Plural of leptocephalus. • LEPTOCEPHALUS n. the larva of the conger eel. |
| MACROCEPHALY | • macrocephaly n. (Medicine) A condition in which the head is abnormally large. • macrocephaly n. (Geography) The excessive concentration of population and development in a single centre, to the detriment… • MACROCEPHALY n. largeness, or abnormal largeness, of the head. |
| MESOCEPHALIC | • mesocephalic adj. (Of a person or animal) Having a head that is not particularly short or long from front to back, relative… • mesocephalic n. A mesocephalic person. • MESOCEPHALIC adj. having a medium-sized skull. |
| MICROCEPHALS | • MICROCEPHAL n. someone having a very small head. |
| MICROCEPHALY | • microcephaly n. A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth. • MICROCEPHALY n. the state of having a small head. |
| ORTHOCEPHALY | • orthocephaly n. The condition of being orthocephalic. • ORTHOCEPHALY n. the state of being orthocephalic. |